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How often...? Custom Rank Titles
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Author:  A-U Moderators [ September 10th, 2007, 6:32 pm ]
Post subject:  How often...? Custom Rank Titles

Right now, members who have the privilege of custom rank titles can only change their titles every six months? Is this fair? Should it be more often? Less often? Should they be able to change their rank titles more often to start off since there are only a few members who have the privilege and change the time-span when there is a gradual growth of members with the privilege?

What are your thoughts? :)
Your opinions count, and moderators want to be fair so what we discuss and what will happen may be two different things.

Author:  Dark, Queen of Angmar [ September 10th, 2007, 6:39 pm ]
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I think that they should be able to change their title when ever they want, I dont understand why they shouldnt be able to. Maybe start to put a time limit on once we get more people having that ability, but since we only have 4(?) right now, I dont see why they cant change it when ever they want.

Author:  Johnny's Fan [ September 10th, 2007, 7:01 pm ]
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Hmm.. well after speaking to Kit, I can understand at the moment why there is a limit on custom rank titles - as no offence - there are people on here who may be inclined once they reach that point, to change it every other day and harass a Mod because of it.

I think to be fair, a time should be set, regardless of how many people have custom rank titles, so although there are only 4 people, it wouldn't be right I don't think, if they could change it every 4 days, but once more people reach 9,000, it moves up to 14 days or something like that.

I'd like to see it being maybe every month a person could change their titles.

I'd also like to think that people will choose their titles carefully, and not just choose something on a whim, but choose something that suits them, so it maybe that they just wish to amend their title slightly (I myself wish I had re-phrased my title).

:-)

Author:  Elven Archer [ September 10th, 2007, 7:53 pm ]
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Well I kind of agree with both Darky and JF on this....is there any possible way to make it so the users themselves can change it, instead of having to PM a mod? Just a thought.....

Although I don't think they should be able to change it any old time at the moment, a little more frequently, as JF said "Every month" would be nice. :)

Author:  Kitoky [ September 10th, 2007, 8:09 pm ]
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The Mods simply cannot set aside time to go through and change the titles for members whenever they want, because sometimes it doesn't seem like it, but the mods do have their own lives and we also do other important projects on the forum, chat, and tag so just getting interrupted to change a member's title every few days will set off our "groove" if you may.

Do we like the every month idea? Even with only four people and once a month, it idea makes me cringe, so maybe every two months?

And no, Elven Archer, unfortunately members cannot change it by themselves, because the forum was not even made for "custom ranks" and all that jazz.

Author:  Johnny's Fan [ September 10th, 2007, 8:14 pm ]
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Every 2 or even 3 months. It really wouldn't bother me. As I said, I'd like to think people take a lot of care and thought when it comes to custom ranks, so they wouldn't feel the need to change it just because the 2 month or 3 month or whatever deadline is approaching.

As it is, we all like a change now and then, but if we can keep the same username for 2 or 3 months as a time, then I'm sure the same can be said of titles.

Yeah, I kind thought if we were capable of changing our own titles, that would have been put in place by now. ;)

Author:  Elven Archer [ September 10th, 2007, 8:55 pm ]
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Ah alright Kit. I didn't know we weren't "supposed" to have costume titles.

And the two to three months sounds fine to me. Personally I won't be at changing point for a while, but for all of you that will, I agree with JF, that people should take time to choose theirs. :) (I'll stop rambling now) 2 months sounds good. :)

Author:  Aramel Elyanwe [ September 10th, 2007, 9:28 pm ]
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I picked 2 months because I think that if they want a change, members should be allowed to do it, but I also disagree because they should put time into picking something they're happy with. Every five minutes should not be allowed, not even five weeks. If they didn't really like their title, then they shouldn't have chosen it. :no:

Author:  Aredhel Ar-Feiniel [ September 10th, 2007, 10:48 pm ]
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2 months is fine with me. But it's really not THAT hard to change member titles from the admin panel. My forum's also phpBB and it takes me about a minute to create and edit ranks.

Author:  Johnny's Fan [ September 10th, 2007, 10:56 pm ]
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I voted for 2 months as well.

Erm, yes I think Kit was mentioning the fact once the forum has like a gazillion members at 9,000 posts, and if they could PM everyday and ask them, the Mod's could be wading through PM's every other day, asking for people to have their titles changed when they could be doing more important things, both for AU and in RL. :-)

Author:  Aredhel Ar-Feiniel [ September 10th, 2007, 11:01 pm ]
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Ahh okay, now that would be awful... four's fine atm, but I can just imagine the Mods' pain later on.. :blink:

Author:  Johnny's Fan [ September 10th, 2007, 11:05 pm ]
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Exactly. And if some people get the urge to change their titles as often as their usernames.... ouchies...

Author:  Aredhel Ar-Feiniel [ September 10th, 2007, 11:13 pm ]
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That'd be really annoying... and that would totally take the fun out of having a custom rank title too :P

Author:  Taurquende [ September 10th, 2007, 11:20 pm ]
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I think six months, at least. However, maybe there could be a small "grace period" where people who newly reached 9000 posts can sort of experiment and change it maybe once or twice in the first week or something. But when they settle on one they have to keep it for at least 6+ months.

Author:  Kitoky [ September 11th, 2007, 7:37 pm ]
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I like your idea, Taurquende, but it'd be difficult to keep track of who recently turned and can do that and I want to keep as simple as possible, and I do insist of the custom rank members to THINK ABOUT their rank title before pming us.

Author:  smeagollum [ September 11th, 2007, 8:16 pm ]
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I am wondering if we should have some special rule for people being able to change their custom rank titles with the balls. Basically, just being able to change it for the ball, like the username, and then be able to change it back afterwards.

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